Solomon the Tribal Chieftain

Like King Arthur, there's not much left of King Solomon once you strip away the myth, the magic and the hype. According to The Bible Unearthed, archaeological evidence suggests Solomon was just an obscure tribal chieftain. The period 970-931 BC reveals "no sign of monumental architecture" in Jerusalem. There is "no sign of grand-scale building activity at Megiddo, Hazor and Gezer". So where is Solomon's Temple and the rest of Solomon's vast kingdom? - Israel Finkelstein & Neil Asher Silberman, The Bible Unearthed, Touchstone New York 2002